sec.39Omission of obsolete and redundant provisions

### sec.39 Omission of obsolete and redundant provisions If a provision of a law is obsolete or redundant because of the making of any law, the provision may be omitted. In the following provisions, the bolded words may be omitted— ‘In this Act , unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the meanings respectively assigned to them, that is to say, —’. ‘In this Act , unless the contrary intention appears —’. Because of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954 , particularly section 24B (8) (b) (which says that laws apply to an acting appointee as if the appointee were the holder of the office), section 33 (References to Ministers), 33AA (References to departments), 33AB (References to chief executives) and schedule 1 (Meaning of commonly used words and expressions), many statutory definitions are redundant. Accordingly, common definitions such as the following can be omitted as redundant— area , in relation to a local authority, has the meaning it has under the Local Government Act 1936 ; Department means the department of government of Queensland within which this Act is administered; Director-General means the chief executive, by whatever title the chief executive is known, of the department, and includes any officer temporarily discharging the responsibilities of the chief executive; or Director-General means the chief executive of the department; local authority , in relation to any land, means a local authority or a joint local authority constituted under the Local Government Act 1936 for the area in which the land is situated, and includes the Brisbane City Council constituted under the City of Brisbane Act ; Minister means the Minister of the Crown for the time being charged with the administration of this Act and includes any other Minister of the Crown for the time being performing the duties of the Minister. s 39 amd 1994 No. 15 s 3 sch 1 ; 2013 No. 39 s 111 sch 4 ; 2023 No. 23 s 247 sch 1 s 35 - 1 ‘In this Act , unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the meanings respectively assigned to them, that is to say, —’. - 2 ‘In this Act , unless the contrary intention appears —’. - 1 area , in relation to a local authority, has the meaning it has under the Local Government Act 1936 ; - 2 Department means the department of government of Queensland within which this Act is administered; - 3 Director-General means the chief executive, by whatever title the chief executive is known, of the department, and includes any officer temporarily discharging the responsibilities of the chief executive; or Director-General means the chief executive of the department; - 4 local authority , in relation to any land, means a local authority or a joint local authority constituted under the Local Government Act 1936 for the area in which the land is situated, and includes the Brisbane City Council constituted under the City of Brisbane Act ; - 5 Minister means the Minister of the Crown for the time being charged with the administration of this Act and includes any other Minister of the Crown for the time being performing the duties of the Minister.